About 41 percent of Idaho charter schools significantly outperform their traditional schooling alternatives in both reading and math¶

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Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In reading, 17 of 41 Idaho charter schools (41 percent) perform significantly better than the traditional schooling environments their students would otherwise have attended. → CREDO 2019 q2 i? In math, 17 of 41 charter schools (41 percent) post growth significantly higher than their traditional public schooling counterparts. → CREDO 2019 (2)

Evidence¶

CREDO 2019¶

CREDO, Center for Research on Education Outcomes, Stanford University. (2019). Charter School Performance in Idaho. https://credo.stanford.edu

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School-level analysis of 41 Idaho charter schools with sufficient tested students over the two growth periods, each benchmarked against pooled VCRs from its feeder schools. In reading, 17 of 41 schools (41 percent) perform significantly better.

"In reading, 17 out of 41 Idaho charter schools, or 41 percent, perform significantly better that the traditional schooling environments the charter students would have otherwise attended."

CREDO 2019 (2)¶

CREDO, Center for Research on Education Outcomes, Stanford University. (2019). Charter School Performance in Idaho. https://credo.stanford.edu

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The same school-level analysis in math finds 17 of 41 charter schools (41 percent) post growth significantly higher than their traditional public schooling counterparts. The report notes this share exceeds the 2013 national figures of 25 percent in reading and 29 percent in math.

"In math, the result is the same: 17 of 41 or 41 percent of charter schools post growth that is significantly higher than that of their traditional public schooling counterparts."

Discussion¶

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